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In the runoff held in conjunction with the general election of November 8, 1994, Victory prevailed over Brown, a former district attorney for Bossier and Webster parishes, 69,864 (53 percent) to 62,048 (47 percent). Supreme Court terms in Louisiana extend for ten years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11081994/11081994_MultiParish.html|title=General election returns, November 8, 1994|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=June 26, 2012}}</ref> A native of Bienville Parish, Brown is now the Chief Judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He ran unopposed for the position in 2010 and his current term extends until December 31, 2020.

In the runoff held in conjunction with the general election of November 8, 1994, Victory prevailed over Brown, a former district attorney for Bossier and Webster parishes, 69,864 (53 percent) to 62,048 (47 percent). Supreme Court terms in Louisiana extend for ten years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11081994/11081994_MultiParish.html|title=General election returns, November 8, 1994|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=June 26, 2012}}</ref> A native of Bienville Parish, Brown is now the Chief Judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He ran unopposed for the position in 2010 and his current term extends until December 31, 2020.

   

   

On January 8, 2009, Justice Victory swore into office the new Caddo Parish district atorney, the same Charles R. Scott, the Democrat who had lost to Victory for the runoff spot for the high court by forty-two votes fourteen years earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottforda.com/|title=The New Caddo District Attorney Charles Scott Is Sworn-in on 1-08-09|publisher=scottforda.com|accessdate=June 26, 2012}}</ref>  

On January 8, 2009, Justice Victory swore into office the new Caddo Parish district attorney, the same Charles R. Scott, the Democrat who had lost to Victory for the runoff spot for the high court by forty-two votes fourteen years earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottforda.com/|title=The New Caddo District Attorney Charles Scott Is Sworn-in on 1-08-09|publisher=scottforda.com|accessdate=June 26, 2012}}</ref>  

   

   

In 2004, Victory ran for the first time as a Republican and defeated in the nonpartisan blanket primary the Democrat Stephen Beasley, 74,320 (60.9 percent) to 47,799 (39.1 percent). Victory led in five of the eleven parishes in the district emcompassing northwestern Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/09182004/09182004_MultiParish.html|title=Primary election returns, September 18, 2004|publisher=static results.sos.la.gov|accessdate=June 26, 2012}}</ref>

In 2004, Victory ran for the first time as a Republican and defeated in the nonpartisan blanket primary the Democrat Stephen Beasley, 74,320 (60.9 percent) to 47,799 (39.1 percent). Victory led in five of the eleven parishes in the district encompassing northwestern Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/09182004/09182004_MultiParish.html|title=Primary election returns, September 18, 2004|publisher=static results.sos.la.gov|accessdate=June 26, 2012}}</ref>

   

   

Victory is a charter member of the Louisiana Sentencing Commission and has been a director of the Louisiana Judicial College. He is a member of the National Lawyers Association and the American, Louisiana state, and Shreveport bar associations.<ref name=bio/>

Victory is a charter member of the Louisiana Sentencing Commission and has been a director of the Louisiana Judicial College. He is a member of the National Lawyers Association and the American, Louisiana state, and Shreveport bar associations.<ref name=bio/>